Templeton v. Linn County
Oregon Supreme Court
Linn county: R. P. Boise, Judge. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtStrahan, C. J.
The proposition, that at common law a county was not liable for an injury resulting from a defect in one of its highways or roads, is established by an array of authorities which cannot be questioned. (White v. Comrs. 90 N. C. 437; 47 Am. Rep. 534; Dosdall v. Olmstead Co. 30 Minn. 96; 44 Am. Rep. 185; Wood v. Tipton Co. 7 Bax. 112; 32 Am. Rep. 561; Brabham v. Supervisors, 54 Miss. 363; 28 Am. Rep. 352; White v. Bond Co. 58 Ill. 297; 11 Am. Rep. 65; Downing v. Mason Co. 87 Ky. 208; 12 Am. St. Rep. 473; Reardon v. St. Louis Co. 36 Mo. 555; Swineford v. Franklin Co. 73 Mo. 279; Clark v. Adair…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Commissioners of Laramie County v. COMMISSIONERS OF ALBANY COUNTYSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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- Parmelee v. LawrenceIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
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- Noonan v. City of PortlandOregon Supreme Court · 1938
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